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LGBTQI activists in Sri Lanka welcome major court decision amid urgent need for reform

"The larger society doesn’t seem to know what the laws are in the first place," said Hettiarachchi.

December 11, 2021 6 min read

Sailkot lynching: Sri Lanka foreign minister discusses justice, compensation with Pak envoy

The leaders of Sri Lanka's Buddhist clergy have also commended the swift investigations.

December 10, 2021 2 min read

Sri Lanka president appoints former navy chief as provincial governor

President’s Spokesman Kingsly Rathnayaka confirmed the appointment in a tweet Thursday (09) afternoon.

December 9, 2021 1 min read

Sri Lanka to pay Rs 2.5 mn to family of Pakistan lynch mob victim

Diyawadana’s remains were flown into Sri Lanka Monday (06) afternoon.

December 7, 2021 2 min read
Bill to decriminalise homosexuality in Sri Lanka not inconsistent with constitution: SC

The apex court’s determination was issued following a petition filed challenging the bill.

Sri Lanka COVID-19 committee was "misled" on groundwater contamination: minister

"She put her foot down and she even said she will resign if this is not adhered to."

SJB accuses govt of halting repatriations to keep COVID 19 numbers low

The Opposition Samagi Jana Balavegaya (SJB) is saying that the government is delaying the repatriation of Sri Lankans ab...

Imesh Ranasinghe
June 15, 2020 2 min read

Civil Society organisations say the COVID 19 crisis should not be an excuse for militarization

Civil Society organisations are expressing grave concern regarding the establishment of a spate of Presidential Task For...

June 15, 2020 3 min read

Mangala steps away from Parliament, where will he go now?

In Sri Lankan political terms Mangala Samaraweera has done the unthinkable. After being a major player in the break- up ...

Arjuna Ranawana
June 14, 2020 5 min read

Cabinet “disapproves” of the way Police handled Black Lives Matter demos in Colombo on Tuesday -...

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and the Cabinet of Ministers are joining a host of others in expressing their disapproval o...

June 11, 2020 2 min read
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Sri Lanka delaying bringing back migrant workers due to shortage of hospital beds – Cabinet Spokes...

The government is saying it has had to delay the process of repatriating Sri Lankans abroad because the capacity of the ...

June 11, 2020 2 min read

Police actions against peaceful protestors in Colombo condemned

There is a chorus of condemnation of the way Police yesterday broke up and arrested activists protesting against racial ...

Arjuna Ranawana
June 10, 2020 3 min read
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UNP - President choosing to ignore the norms, Task Force is illegal

The United National Party is raising concerns over the appointment of the Presidential Task Force to build a “Secure C...

June 10, 2020 2 min read

Police arrest Frontline Socialist Party members protesting against the US

Police have arrested dozens of people who tried to stage a demonstration near the United States embassy in Colombo in sy...

June 9, 2020 1 min read

Minuwangoda – A wounded town tries to heal

Most residents of the town of Minuwangoda remember the night of May 13, 2019 vividly as that was when mobs rampaged thro...

Arjuna Ranawana
June 9, 2020 4 min read

Sri Lanka refutes UN assertion that it has “clamped down” on freedom of expression over COVID 19

Sri Lanka is raising concern over a press release issued by the United Nations which alleged that the government has cla...

June 9, 2020 3 min read
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Dharga town teen assault: Cops interdicted because they failed to detain autistic kid

Police headquarters is confirming that the three police officers involved in the alleged assault of an autistic teen in ...

June 8, 2020 2 min read

Opposition charges the government wants to set up surveillance systems to threaten critics

The opposition is accusing the government of collecting personal data that can be used to threaten or intimidate citizen...

June 8, 2020 3 min read

CPA – Presidential Task Forces “demonstrates to troubling trends of authoritarian rule and milit...

The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) is expressing deep concern about the two Presidential Task Forces established t...

June 6, 2020 3 min read

Police say officers “used necessary force” on autistic teenager and did not assault him

The Police department is denying that its officers assaulted autistic teenager Thariq Ahamed at Dharga Town during curfe...

June 5, 2020 3 min read

Data collection by Cops and unknown civilians - CMEV writes to Act IGP

An election watchdog is raising questions as to why the Police are collecting data from households across the Colombo di...

Arjuna Ranawana
June 5, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka debunks rumors that Lankan migrant workers have committed suicide in Kuwait

Foreign Relations Ministry officials are denying Social Media chatter that two Sri Lankan migrant workers in Kuwait have...

June 4, 2020 2 min read

Police probing alleged assault by cops of autistic teenager in Dharga town

The Police are investigating the alleged assault of an autistic 14-year old boy at Dharga Town, Aluthgama, by Policemen ...

Imesh Ranasinghe
June 4, 2020 3 min read

It will be an election in the time of COVID 19 - without the crowds and the razzle-dazzle

It will be an election in the time of COVID 19 and the concerts and the razzle-dazzle of a typical South Asian poll camp...

Arjuna Ranawana
June 3, 2020 2 min read

President appoints military-led task force to create a "disciplined, lawful society"

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has appointed a Task Force entrusted with creating “a virtuous, disciplined and lawful so...

June 3, 2020 3 min read

US Riots Show That Double Standards Rankle - Jehan Perera

Unrest and rioting in cities throughout the United States, the world’s largest economy and one of its richest, have be...

Dr. Jehan Perera - Executive Director National Peace Council
June 2, 2020 6 min read